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Microbiology Chapter 15

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The study of fungi is referred to as?   mycology  
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Fungi that use organic compounds as a carbon source are called?   heterotropic  
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Fungi that obtain nutrients by decomposing dead organic matter are?   saprophytes  
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fungi that do not use light as an energy source are?   nonphototropic  
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fungi that take up nutrients in solution are?   absorptive  
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The individual filaments of the interconnected branches of fungi are called?   hyphae  
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The only fungi that does not have an interconnected branching system is?   yeasts  
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a branching set of hyphae is called a?   myccilium  
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fungi that are single celled organisms?   yeasts  
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fungi that are filamentous organisms are?   molds  
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fungi that are organisms that come together to form large, fruiting structures are?   fleshy fungi  
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lower fungi that are water molds with uniflagellated spongiospores and gametes are called?   chytridiomycetes  
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Lower Fungi that are water molds with biflagellate spongiospores and male gametes, nonmotile female gametes and sexual spores are called?   oomycetes  
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Lower Fungi that are terrestrial fungi with nonmotile spongiospores and zygospores--several general parasitize weakened human patients--are called   zygomycetes  
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A fungi is considered a ____? if the mycelia present are coenocytic.   Lower Fungi  
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a fungi is considered a ____? if the mycelia present are septate .   Higher Fungi  
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igher fungi that have ascospores formed in an ascus (sac)--some parasitic on plants or animals-- are called?   Ascomycetes  
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Higher Fungi that have basidiospores formed on a club shaped basidium--some are parasitic on plants or animals-- are called?   Basidiomycetes  
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Higher Fungi that lack sexual spores--some are parasitic on plants or animals--are called?   Deuteromycetes  
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Fungi that can switch between growing as a single celled yeast and a mycelium have a condition that is called?   dimorphism--meaning two shapes  
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Fungi are grown on what type of agar?   Sabourand agar  
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How is Sabourand agar different from regular agar?   has extra glucose as well as a more acidic environment  
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Fungi cause many ?? diseases.   plant  
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Fungi cause a relatively small number of ? diseases.   human  
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What is the pathogen of cryptococcosis and how is it transmitted?   Cryptococcus neoformans  
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what are characteristics of cryptococcosis?   f inhaled into lungs, causes only mild respiratory infection.  
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what could a person with a compromised immune system acquire ffrom exposure to cryptococcosis?   cryptococcal meningitis--as it ias spread to the CNS. AIDS patients highly susceptible.  
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Where is cryptococcosis found?   in soil and bird droppings, especially pigeons.  
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how is cryptococcosis treated?   Amphotercin B  
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What is the pathogen of Candidiasis?   Candida albicans  
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Candida albicans are considered to be what kind of pathogens?   opportunistic  
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Candida albicans thrive in what type of environment?   warm and moist  
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Candida albicans are found where in almost every human being?   on the skin, mucous membranes andin the GI tract.  
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Factors which predispose one to contracting Candidiasis are?   pregnancy, birth control, diabetes, and antibiotic therapy  
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The most common sites for a Candidiasis infection are?   vagina, mouth, and diaper area of infants  
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Candidiasis of the mouth is called?   thrush  
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Candidiasis of the vagina is called?   Candida vaginitis  
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Treatment of Candidiasis is?   miconazole and clotrimazole for superficial candidiasis  
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The general name for fungal infections of the hair, skin and nails is?   dermatomycosis  
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the fungi that cause dermatomycosis produce enzymes that digest ?   keratin  
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The medical names for dermatomycosis infections use two words. ? followed by the name of the affected region.   tinea  
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athletes foot is called?   tinea pedis  
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groin or jock itch is called   tinea cruris  
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dermatomycosis of the scalp is called   tinea capitis  
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dermatomycosis of the nails is called   tinea unguinum  
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dermatomycosis of any other part of the body except for feet, groin, scalp, or nails is called?   tinea corporis  
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treatment for fungal infection are superficial and most can be cured using topical agents such as?   miconazole-micatin, tolnaftate-tinactin, undecylenic acis-Desenex  
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Micatin is ?   miconazole  
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Tinactin is?   tolnaftate  
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Desenex is ?   undeclyenic acid  
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Fungal infctions that affect scalp and nails sometimes do not repsond well to topical therapy, and are treated orally with?   griseofulvin  
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The pathogen of histoplasmosis is?   Histoplasma capsulatum  
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histoplasmosis is trasmitted by?   inhalation of spores in dry, dusty contaminated soil  
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histoplasmosis is the most common ________ caused by a fungus?   respiratory disease  
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Histoplasma capsulatum is a ____ fungus.   dimorphic  
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Histoplasma capsulatum can grow as a _____ above 35 C and produces ______ below that temperature   yeast, mycelia  
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35 C is equivlent to what degree in farenheit?   95  
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Histoplasma capsulatum is found in soil where _____or______dropping are plentiful.   bat, bird  
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people can become infected with histoplasmosis by exploring_______.   caves  
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pople can become infected with histoplasmosis when they clean__________.   chicken coops  
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people can become infected with histoplasmosis when they enter_______ , _______ or other bird roosting areas.   attics, barns  
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histoplasmosis occurs worldwide. In the US it occurs mostly in the ??   Ohio-Mississippi River Valley.  
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About _____% of the long term residents in the Ohio-Mississippi River Valley have been infected by histoplasmosis at some time.   80%  
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Histoplasmosis is treated by?   amphotericin B  
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What is the pathogen for Blastomycosis?   Blastomyces dermatitidis  
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Blastomycosis is transmitted by__________ and ________   dusty soil and bird droppings  
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Blastomycosis symptoms start in the lungs, and appear as pulmonary _____?   TB  
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Blastomycosis symplotms include _____ and _____   cough and chest pain  
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Blastomycosis symptoms more often than not also affects?   the skin, bones and testes  
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Cutaneous Blastomycosis causes raised _________ usually on exposed areas such as the face and hands   wartlike lesions  
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Treatment for Blastomycosis is_______?   self limiting in mild cases, amphotericin B for severe cases  
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Without treatment, systemic blastomycosis is _______   fatal  
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What is the pathogen of coccidiodomycosis   Coccidioides immitis  
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coccidiodomycosis is transmitted by_______   inhalation of spores in the dust into the lungs  
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Within the US, coccidiodomycosis is found where?   San Joaquin Valley of California, the southwest,parts of Mexico, and South America  
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What do the areas where coccidiodomycosis is found have in common?   wemiarid climate and alkaline soil  
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What is the treatment for coccidiodomycosis?   it is self limiting, in severe cases --amphotericin B  
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